‘United Nations paralyzed due to divisions in Security Council’: UN chief calls for UNSC reforms
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During the annual discourse of the assembly, where the United Nations' paramount platform for peace and security is evaluated, Francis passionately conveyed that the council's effectiveness and credibility are destined to progressively diminish without fundamental structural reform
US vetoes UNSC resolution calling for 'humanitarian pause' in Hamas-Israel conflict
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The resolution proposed by Council President Brazil received 12 votes, including from Washington’s allies France and Japan, while another ally, Britain, and Russia abstained, but it was negated by the US veto.
G4 puts spotlight on UNSC ineffectiveness, says group will intensify dialogue for reforms
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Foreign Ministers Mauro Vieira of Brazil, Annalena Baerbock of Germany, and Yoko Kamikawa of Japan participated in the meeting, while in the absence of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, India was represented by Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West).
Guterres pays ‘tribute’ to India’s G20 leadership
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“I should pay tribute to the Indian presidency. The Indian presidency did its best in order to have the South's voice represented and did its best to put development agenda in the centre of the discussions of the G20," he said on Wednesday.
UN would consider name change to 'Bharat' if request is received: Spokesperson
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Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan changed its name internationally to conform to the Turkish language name last year and just a letter from Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusogalu to Guterres made the new nomenclature formal at the UN.
Global public debt hit record $92 tn in 2022, warns UN
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This five-fold surge in public debt levels since 2000, demands immediate action to tackle the escalating crisis affecting developing countries in particular. Guterres stressed: "On average, African countries pay four times more for borrowing than the US and eight times more than the wealthiest European economies."
US consistant with asking Pak to disband terror groups: State Dept
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Department spokesman Matthew Miller made the remarks during a press conference on Monday when he was asked to comment on Pakistan dismissing the joint statement as "baseless and one-sided". In his reply, Miller said: "We remain committed to working with Pakistan to address the shared threat posed by terrorist groups throughout the region.  
UNGA urges adoption of comprehensive anti-terror pact proposed by India
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In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the Assembly urged its 193 members "to make every effort to conclude a comprehensive convention on international terrorism".The resolution reviewing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy reiterated the obligation of all countries to "deny terrorist groups safe haven, freedom of.
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